Radiator attachment.



DE WITT o. WEBB.

RADIATOR ATTAGMENT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1, i911.

Patented July 7, 1914.

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lomey DE WITT C. WEBB.`

RADIATOR ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1, 1911.

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RADIATOR ATTACHMENT.

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peeieetien of Letters Patentanrlicauen met September 1. 3911.

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Serial No. delata.

1 ful Improvements in Radiator Attachments, 1, of which the following isa specification, reference being had therein to the accom panyingdrawing.

rThis invention relates to certain new and useful im rovements 1nradiator attachments anA more particularly to an 'air moistener forincreasing the humidity in houses where radiators are used, the objectbeing to provide an air moistener which is rovided with an evapora-atingtank and a eed tank, the evaporating tank being automaticallyy suppliedwith water from the feed tank.

Another object ci' the invention is to provide .the evaporating 1 tankwith a wick which will be constantly maintained in a moist condition .bycapillary attraction in order that the hot air circulating from theradiator will be 'thoroughly moistened.

A further object of the invention is to lprovide an evapcrating tankwith a per` foratedv inner wall in order to allow the heat to circulatethrough the tank` in order to moisten the air.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a. feed tank witha valve which is automatically opened and closed by a doat mountedwithin the evaporating tank whereby the water will he maintained at astated level within the tank.

@ther and further objects and advantages of the invention will behereinafter set forth ja valve 14 carried by a rod 15 pivotally and thenovel features thereof deined by the appended claims.

ln vthe drawings--Figure 1 is a sido elevation of the upper portion ofa. radiator showing the application of my improved air moistener theevaporating tank being broken away to show the construction of wick andinner wall ot the same; Fig. 2 is a .vertical section taken on line 2-,2of Fig. 1;'

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is aside elevation of a radiator showing a slightly modied form 0f montaner,thesame being 'broken Aavv/ ay in. order to show the construction of theim terior; and Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 4:.

Like numerals of reference refer to like from the radiator.

parts in the several figures of the' drawings.

. ln the drawings, 1 indicates a radiator of the ordinary constructionformed of a plurality of sections between which are arranged plates 2carrying bolts 3 for securing the supporting brackets 4- in position onthe side of the radiator, said brackets heingpreferably of the shape asshown so as to clamp the body of the evaporating tank 5 rmly inposition. rlhe evapcrating tank 5, as shown, is provided with anextended inner wall 6 which is corrugated and perforated so as to form adedector which extends above the top of the radiator sec tions and isadapted to deflect the heat outwardly, this construction beingespecially adapted to be used when the radiator is placed close :to awall. The tank 5 is provided with a hinged cover 7 which extends Yupwardly parallel to the deiiector 'and is adapted 4to rest upon a wick8 arranged within the tank and between the cover and deflector as shown,said-wick being held moist by capillary attractionfy in order tothoroughly moisten the heated air radiating It will be seen that byforming the wall of .the deflector corrugated and perforated, the heatedair is allowed to act upon the wick so as to cause evaporation.

@ne end of the tank 5 is provided with an extended portion 9 over whichextends an over-hanging portion 10 of a feed tank 11 arranged on the endof the radiator and L supported by a bracket 12, said tank being adaptedto be supplied with water from any .source of supply. 'llhe abuttingwalls of the I feed tank and the extended portion 9 of the evaporatingtank are provided with registering openings forming a port 18 closedbythe same is evaporated therefrom which will uVOd the filling of theevaporating tank by hand and by forming the feed tank of a suflimentsize, it w1lloulybe nec@entry to refill the seme once .a month.

l In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the

evaporating tank 19 is supported on the side of the radiator bybrackets20 in a similar manner and is provided with an extended 35 "1tank is adapted to be discharged when the inner wall to form. adeflector corrugated and perforated as shown at 21 for its entire heightand, as shown, the evaporat`ing-tank is arranged in a lower horizontalplanetthant,

y forated cover 22 is adapted. to abut, which .forms the outer wall` ofthe delector and it e will be Iseen that this delector completelyincl'oses the tank, the perforated cover and' 'wall allowing theairtocirculate through the deflector in order to moistenthe same.

One end of .the evaporating tank extends out beyond the end radiatorsection and mounted upon saidfextendedend is a feed tank 23, theabutting walls of the respective tanks having registerin openings a ort24 which is closed yby a -va ve .2 5 pivota y conf nected to the pivotedlevera26 mounted'in an arm 27 and provided witha slotted end 28l inwhich is slidably mounted a' pin 29 carried. by the upper end of a rod30 which extends througha stuing box Bland carriesA aioat 32 at itslower end mounted within the evaporating, tank in order to maintain 4the waterat the desired height in the evaporating tank. Arrangedlongitudinally within .the top of the tank is a feed trough 33, one endof which is arranged under the port 24 into which the .water fromthefeed valve is o ened and from'which the water is adapte rangedagainst the corrugated `wallI of the eva orating tank, the upper edge of'saidvf y v n lvvlthathe water vessel-and having an openl wic beingarranged'with-in the feed trou h and by 'this constructiom-l every timet e valve 25 is raised b 'the Idropping Aof the float', the wickA willmoistened, the sur?. plus waterpassingntotheztank: l- 5 I. forated in acertain mannen-it is, of course,

-undertcd 'that in some cases, better'results may bey obtained bydlspensing with such corrulgations and perforationsupon one wall andt atinstead'of usin a fabric wick any suitable porous materia, such asunglazed terracotta, may l Having describ d my invention andl set forthits merits what-I claimand desire to secure .by Lettei'siPatentis'1."fafradiator attachmeitifcomprising an 'ings forming a port, a valvefor. closing Vsaid to overow on to a wick 34 arevaporatin' tank havingla perforated extended wal adjacentthe radlator to which -itv isattached to form-f a deiector, a wick arranged over said deiiector, afeed tank,

and -liieans'forsupporting said tanks at right angles to each other onthe side and "end of the' radiator respectively.' i V2..A radiatorattachment comprising an -evaporating tank having an extended Aperifrated inner wall to form a deilector, and a wickxsupported withinsaidtank extending -ontoi said deflector. I

g3." A radiator attachment comprisingvi;

evaprating tank providedwith a deflecto extending upward'- therefromhaving spaced perforated walls,;and awickarrangedl between saidperforatedwalls. f

4. A radiator attachment .comprising an evaporating tank havinganextended corrugated' and perforated wallfforming a vdee Hector, anda-wick arranged in said Ktank extending over said deiiector. 'i

n 5.1An attachment for radiators comprlsin an-'evaporating'f tank'having Van extende end portion, a feed tank Vhaving* an 'overhangingportion, the abuttingwallsof said l tanks being provided withregistering'A open-l port, and a float mounted in said evaporat- Yingvtank for actuating said valve. 'f

, e. The 'combmaaon with a radiator, ef

an evaporating-f tankI connected therewith, a zfeed tank, means forautomatically supevaporating tank, and a wick arranged within theevaporating tank against the wall adjacent the radiator.-

7 .1 An air moistening device forwradiators comprising v a e water.vessel provided with A aplying liquid from'fthc feed tank to 'the ysubstantially horizontal extension connected bottom, absorbent materialAu on the extension and -coverln l'substantially f .thew areaportlon'fof, the absorbent material by'c'aplila attractiomand means'carriedlby the JosrrirBfRnmsoN.

' thereof and exten ing downy intosthe water f receptacle, to` conveymoisture to thel upper While I have shown and ..-described'=,1the wallsvof the tank as. corrugatedandszper-J devicerfor supporting the samevupon .a radivator with the water vessel '.in an upright position'I atone side of the radiator with the Y across the -top of the radi-

